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Morning Bid: Japan's Economy Could Do With Some Fire Horse Energy
Graphic- Europe's Earnings Gain Pace While Lofty Valuations Cap Rewards
Yen Falls After Soft Growth Figures, Dollar Holds as Traders Weigh Rate Outlook
Oil Prices Rise 1% Ahead of US-Iran Nuclear Talks
Shares Edge up in Thinly-Traded Holiday Markets, Japan Data Disappoint
Date: February 16, 2026
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares were quietly consolidating recent hefty gains on Monday as holidays made for thin trading, and dismal economic data out of Japan took some of the...
Analysis-Europe Aims to Rely Less on US Defence After Trump's Greenland Push
Date: February 15, 2026
By Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this...
Slovak PM Accuses Ukraine of Delaying Restart of Oil Pipeline to Pressure Hungary Over EU
Date: February 15, 2026
PRAGUE, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia may have been fixed after recent damage but Ukraine may be holding up restarting supplies...
Rubio Says US Does Not Dispute Navalny Poisoning Assessment by Europeans
Date: February 15, 2026
BUDAPEST, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called "troubling" a report by five European allies blaming Russia for killing late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin...
ECB Makes Euro Backstop Global to Bolster Currency's Role
Date: February 14, 2026
FRANKFURT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank unveiled plans on Saturday to widen access to its euro liquidity backstop, making it globally available and permanent in a bid to bolster the...
European Allies Say Navalny Was Poisoned by Dart Frog Toxin; Russia Rejects Claims
Date: February 14, 2026
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Britain and allies France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands are convinced that late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin in a penal colony two...